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Author Fred Kaplan talked about Thomas Jefferson’s writings, including his correspondence, his religious and scientific writings, and his inaugural addresses. This program was hosted by the …

What do John Quincy Adams, U.S. Grant, and William Howard Taft have in common? Political science professor Stephen Rockwell argued that their 19th century presidencies laid the foundation fo…

Former Trump administration White House deputy chief of staff Christopher Liddell proposed a new transition period for incoming presidents that would start the year before they take office. …

Marc Selverstone talked about his research into President Kennedy’s Vietnam War policies, which is partly based on previously secret White House recordings, and his conclusion that JFK was k…

How has Barack Obama conducted his post-presidency years, and what impact does he continue to have on national political conversations as well as on how his administration is remembered? The…

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates went behind-the-scenes of the George W. Bush White House with presidential scholars from the University of Virginia’s Miller Center. The scholars are ed…

Jackson State University professor Pamela Banks and journalist Jill Lawrence discussed their experience living through school integration as a Black and white student in Long Island, New Yor…

Author Jeff Shesol talked about why President Kennedy placed his Cold War hopes, at the height of Soviet tensions, in astronaut John Glenn’s February 20, 1962, orbit of Earth aboard Friendsh…

In the 1860s, not everyone in the South supported the Confederacy. Authors Brian Neumann and Clayton Butler talked about Southern Unionists during the Civil War. The Center for Civil War Stu…

Gary Ginsberg talked about the people closest to the presidents and their influence. The University of Virginia’s Miller Center hosted this virtual event.

Timothy Heaphy, former chief investigative counsel for the January 6 Committee, discussed the body’s investigation and final report in a discussion hosted by the University of Virginia. He a…

Are President Nixon’s arms control efforts overlooked? Presidential scholars convened by the University of Virginia’s Miller Center reviewed his record on nuclear, biological and chemical we…

Three former White House speechwriters talked about the process of turning a president’s policies and politics into a speech. This session was from the Presidential Ideas Festival hosted by …

The Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library, together with the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, debuted a website giving increased access to LBJ’s 650 hours of White House phone calls.…

The University of Virginia’s Miller Center compiled and analyzed the secret White House recordings of several presidents -- including John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard Nixon. The Cen…

Oberlin College Professor Tamika Nunley detailed the reasons behind African Americans joining the Union Army during the Civil War and the important role they played in the war effort once th…

Cassandra Newby-Alexander talked about her book, “Standing on the Precipice of Change: Virginia’s African American Fighters in the Civil War.” She explained the term “contraband” - often use…

William Kurtz of the Center for Civil War History at the University of Virginia hosted a discussion with authors Ann Tucker and Adrian Brettle about the Confederacy’s domestic and internatio…

Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie Bunch and documentary filmmaker Ken Burns discussed the complex challenge of telling America’s story. They are joined by PBS NewsHour’s Amna Nawaz. T…

Elizabeth Varon and William Kurtz of the University of Virginia’s Nau Center for Civil War History discussed their digital project “Black Virginians in Blue,” which details the stories of Af…